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IP Addresses:

Classful Addressing
Objectives
Upon completion you will be able to:
Understand IPv4 addresses and classes
Identify the class of an IP address
Find the network address given an IP address
Understand masks and how to use them
Understand subnets and supernets
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4.1 INTRODUCTION
The identifier used in the IP layer of the TCP/IP protocol suite to
identify each device connected to the Internet is called the Internet
address or IP address. An IP address is a 32-bit address that uniquely
and universally defines the connection of a host or a router to the
Internet. IP addresses are unique. They are unique in the sense that
each address defines one, and only one, connection to the Internet. Two
devices on the Internet can never have the same address.
The topics discussed in this section include:
Address Space
Notation

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Note:
An IP address is a 32-bit address.

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Note:
The IP addresses are unique.

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Note:
The address space of IPv4 is
232 or 4,294,967,296.

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Dotted-decimal notation

Note:
The binary, decimal, and hexadecimal
number systems are reviewed in
Appendix B.

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Example 1
Change the following IP addresses from binary notation to
dotted-decimal notation.
a. 10000001 00001011 00001011 11101111
b. 11000001 10000011 00011011 11111111
c. 11100111 11011011 10001011 01101111
d. 11111001 10011011 11111011 00001111
Solution
We replace each group of 8 bits with its equivalent decimal
number (see Appendix B) and add dots for separation:
a. 129.11.11.239
c. 231.219.139.111
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b. 193.131.27.255
d. 249.155.251.15
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Example 2
Change the following IP addresses from dotted-decimal
notation to binary notation.
a. 111.56.45.78
c. 241.8.56.12

b. 221.34.7.82
d. 75.45.34.78

Solution
We replace each decimal number with its binary equivalent:
a. 01101111 00111000 00101101 01001110
b. 11011101 00100010 00000111 01010010
c. 11110001 00001000 00111000 00001100
d. 01001011 00101101 00100010 01001110
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Example 3
Find the error, if any, in the following IP addresses:
a. 111.56.045.78

b. 221.34.7.8.20

c. 75.45.301.14

d. 11100010.23.14.67

Solution
a. There are no leading zeroes in dotted-decimal notation (045).
b. We may not have more than four numbers in an IP address.
c. In dotted-decimal notation, each number is less than or equal
to 255; 301 is outside this range.
d. A mixture of binary notation and dotted-decimal notation is not
allowed.
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Example 4
Change the following IP addresses from binary notation to
hexadecimal notation.
a. 10000001 00001011 00001011 11101111
b. 11000001 10000011 00011011 11111111
Solution
We replace each group of 4 bits with its hexadecimal
equivalent (see Appendix B). Note that hexadecimal notation
normally has no added spaces or dots; however, 0X (or 0x) is
added at the beginning or the subscript 16 at the end to show
that the number is in hexadecimal.
a. 0X810B0BEF or 810B0BEF16
b. 0XC1831BFF or C1831BFF16
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4.2 CLASSFUL ADDRESSING


IP addresses, when started a few decades ago, used the concept of
classes. This architecture is called classful addressing. In the mid-1990s,
a new architecture, called classless addressing, was introduced and will
eventually supersede the original architecture. However, part of the
Internet is still using classful addressing, but the migration is very fast.
The topics discussed in this section include:
Recognizing Classes
Netid and Hostid
Classes and Blocks
Network Addresses
Sufficient Information
Mask
CIDR Notation
Address Depletion
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Figure 4.2

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Occupation of the address space

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Table 4.1 Addresses per class

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Figure 4.3

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Finding the class in binary notation

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Figure 4.4

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Finding the address class

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Example 5
How can we prove that we have 2,147,483,648 addresses in
class A?

Solution
In class A, only 1 bit defines the class. The remaining 31 bits
are available for the address. With 31 bits, we can have 2 31
or 2,147,483,648 addresses.

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Example 6
Find the class of each address:
a. 00000001 00001011 00001011 11101111
b. 11000001 10000011 00011011 11111111
c. 10100111 11011011 10001011 01101111
d. 11110011 10011011 11111011 00001111
Solution
See the procedure in Figure 4.4.
a. The first bit is 0. This is a class A address.
b. The first 2 bits are 1; the third bit is 0. This is a class C address.
c. The first bit is 0; the second bit is 1. This is a class B address.
d. The first 4 bits are 1s. This is a class E address..
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Figure 4.5

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Finding the class in decimal notation

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Example 7
Find the class of each address:
a.
227.12.14.87
b.193.14.56.22
d. 252.5.15.111
e.134.11.78.56

c.14.23.120.8

Solution
a. The first byte is 227 (between 224 and 239); the class is D.
b. The first byte is 193 (between 192 and 223); the class is C.
c. The first byte is 14 (between 0 and 127); the class is A.
d. The first byte is 252 (between 240 and 255); the class is E.
e. The first byte is 134 (between 128 and 191); the class is B.

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Example 8
In Example 5 we showed that class A has 231 (2,147,483,648)
addresses. How can we prove this same fact using dotteddecimal notation?
Solution
The addresses in class A range from 0.0.0.0 to 127.255.255.255.
We need to show that the difference between these two numbers
is 2,147,483,648. This is a good exercise because it shows us
how to define the range of addresses between two addresses.
We notice that we are dealing with base 256 numbers here.
Each byte in the notation has a weight. The weights are as
follows (see Appendix B):

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Example 8

(continued)

2563, 2562, 2561, 2560


Now to find the integer value of each number, we multiply each
byte by its weight:
Last address: 127 2563 + 255 2562 +
255 2561 + 255 2560 = 2,147,483,647
First address: = 0
If we subtract the first from the last and add 1 to the result
(remember we always add 1 to get the range), we get
2,147,483,648 or 231.

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Figure 4.6

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Netid and hostid

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Note:
Millions of class A addresses are
wasted.

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Figure 4.7

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Blocks in class A

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Figure 4.8

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Blocks in class B

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Note:
Many class B addresses are wasted.

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Figure 4.9

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Blocks in class C

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Note:
The number of addresses in class C is
smaller than the needs of most
organizations.

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Note:
Class D addresses are used for
multicasting; there is only one block in
this class.

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Note:
Class E addresses are reserved for
future purposes; most of the block is
wasted.

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Note:
In classful addressing, the network
address (the first address in the block)
is the one that is assigned to the
organization. The range of addresses
can automatically be inferred from the
network address.
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Example 9
Given the network address 17.0.0.0, find the class, the block,
and the range of the addresses.

Solution
The class is A because the first byte is between 0 and 127. The
block has a netid of 17. The addresses range from 17.0.0.0 to
17.255.255.255.

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Example

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Given the network address 132.21.0.0, find the class, the block,
and the range of the addresses.

Solution
The class is B because the first byte is between 128 and 191.
The block has a netid of 132.21. The addresses range from
132.21.0.0 to 132.21.255.255.

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Example

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Given the network address 220.34.76.0, find the class, the
block, and the range of the addresses.

Solution
The class is C because the first byte is between 192
and 223. The block has a netid of 220.34.76. The
addresses range from 220.34.76.0 to 220.34.76.255.

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Figure 4.10

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Masking concept

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Figure 4.11 AND operation

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Table 4.2 Default masks

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Note:
The network address is the beginning
address of each block. It can be found
by applying the default mask to any of
the addresses in the block (including
itself). It retains the netid of the block
and sets the hostid to zero.
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Example

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Given the address 23.56.7.91, find the beginning address
(network address).

Solution
The default mask is 255.0.0.0, which means that only the first
byte is preserved and the other 3 bytes are set to 0s. The
network address is 23.0.0.0.

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Example

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Given the address 132.6.17.85, find the beginning address
(network address).

Solution
The default mask is 255.255.0.0, which means that the first 2
bytes are preserved and the other 2 bytes are set to 0s. The
network address is 132.6.0.0.

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Example

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Given the address 201.180.56.5, find the beginning address
(network address).

Solution
The default mask is 255.255.255.0, which means that the first 3
bytes are preserved and the last byte is set to 0. The network
address is 201.180.56.0.

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Question:
What happens if we apply the default
mask of one class to an address
belonging to another class?

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Note:
Note that we must not apply the
default mask of one class to an address
belonging to another class.

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4.3 OTHER ISSUES


In this section, we discuss some other issues that are related to
addressing in general and classful addressing in particular.

The topics discussed in this section include:


Multihomed Devices
Location, Not Names
Special Addresses
Private Addresses
Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Addresses

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Figure 4.12

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Multihomed devices

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Table 4.3 Special addresses

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Figure 4.13

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Network address

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Figure 4.14

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Example of direct broadcast address

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Figure 4.15

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Example of limited broadcast address

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Figure 4.16

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Examples of this host on this network

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Figure 4.17

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Example of specific host on this network

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Figure 4.18

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Example of loopback address

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Table 4.5 Addresses for private networks

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Table 4.5 Category addresses

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Table 4.6 Addresses for conferencing

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Figure 4.19

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Sample internet

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4.4 SUBNETTING AND


SUPERNETTING
In the previous sections we discussed the problems associated with
classful addressing. Specifically, the network addresses available for
assignment to organizations are close to depletion. This is coupled with
the ever-increasing demand for addresses from organizations that want
connection to the Internet. In this section we briefly discuss two
solutions: subnetting and supernetting.
The topics discussed in this section include:
Subnetting
Supernetting
Supernet Mask
Obsolescence

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Note:
IP addresses are designed with two
levels of hierarchy.

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Figure 4.20

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A network with two levels of hierarchy (not subnetted)

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Figure 4.21

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A network with three levels of hierarchy (subnetted)

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Figure 4.22

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Addresses in a network with and without subnetting

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Figure 4.23

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Hierarchy concept in a telephone number

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Figure 4.24

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Default mask and subnet mask

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Example

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What is the subnetwork address if the destination address is
200.45.34.56 and the subnet mask is 255.255.240.0?
Solution
We apply the AND operation on the address and the subnet
mask.
Address

11001000 00101101 00100010 00111000

Subnet Mask

11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000

Subnetwork Address 11001000 00101101 00100000 00000000.

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Figure 4.25

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Comparison of a default mask and a subnet mask

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Figure 4.26

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Note:
In subnetting, we need the first
address of the subnet and the subnet
mask to define the range of addresses.
In supernetting, we need the first
address of the supernet and the
supernet mask to define the range of
addresses.
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Figure 4.27

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Comparison of subnet, default, and supernet masks

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Note:
The idea of subnetting and
supernetting of classful addresses is
almost obsolete.

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